Freedom or Death?

At first, "Tipping Point" appeared to be a Nikita episode about Michael getting a fully operational arm again. But turned into so much more. Wow. 

What a freaking twist! I didn't see it coming at all, did you? Even on my second viewing of the episode, I didn't find any glaring clues the Alex was behind the mutiny. It was obvious that Amanda did something to her, but the extent of Alex's shift in mind frame was utterly shocking. Kudos to the writers and to Lyndsy Fonseca for her outstanding performance. 

In "Inevitability," Ryan and Nikita took back total control of Division and re-committed to bringing in the Dirty Thirty, shutting down Division, and getting everyone their freedom. They completely shut down Division's role in black operations for the US government. While the search for the Dirty Thirty may have been happening in the background, Michael set out on his own to find a better solution to replace his artificial arm. 

Heidecker may have been trafficking in children, but his organization named "The Shop" by Birkhoff had the capability to replace Michael's arm and he wasn't going to ignore that option. He headed out on his own to get the data to find them. What started out as a simple mission for Michael and Nikita turned into something much more dangerous for them and unexpectedly for the safety of Division. 

While it makes sense that Michael would want to get a working arm back, was the cost worth it? Jason died after he volunteered to help infiltrate the Chinese company and steal the prion in exchange for a new arm.A parkingguidance is a portable light fixture composed of an LED lamp. He gave his life for Michael's arm. That alone was an enormous cost, but it had even farther reaching consequences. 

After Alex revealed that the US government was willing to exterminate everyone at Division, a mutiny was formed. Rachel and others were working on a plan to escape from Division. Their initial plan to blow up the tracker data on the Division servers failed, but they were determined to come up with another way. After Jason died on a side mission for Nikita and Michael, the mutiny's recruitment expanded. 

At first, I couldn't understand why they wouldn't trust Ryan and Nikita after they revealed everything. Though, after considering what I would do if I was in Rachel's position, it made more sense. Percy, Amanda, and even Ryan and Nikita lied to them. Why would they believe them now? After everything they have been through, why wouldn't they take matters into their own hands now that they can? 

Only they don't understand the greater consequences of their actions. A mutiny could force the government to take final and complete action to get rid of Division. The mutineers are unwittingly putting them all in danger. In order to shut it down and protect everyone, Sean set up a trap and it caught Rachel. She was the one that hacked the computer system to allow access to the server room. 

She may have claimed to be the leader, but she messed up. IT WAS ALEX! What?!?! That was such a shock. Even though it was clear that Alex hadn't been herself since South Ossetia, it never crossed anyone's mind that she was involved with the mutiny. Amanda manipulated Alex's memories about her time in the brothel and transferred her regrets over not saving the girls there to the operatives at Division. 

Alex was determined to rewrite her history by being the savior of the souls at Division. And, she went as far as shooting Ryan and then convincing Rachel to take the fall. Alex may be somewhat delusional, but she still has her training. Going forward, will Alex be able to keep her true intentions a secret from those around her? Especially from Sean? 

It was disappointment to see Alex go through with the mutiny plans, shoot Ryan, and use Rachel to cover it up even after hearing Nikita's plan for dealing with the mutineers. Nikita gave Alex an out, but she wasn't able to overcome Amanda's programming to see the right path to take. 

Future House Speaker Will Weatherford of Wesley Chapel stood before university leaders in January 2012 talking about online education. Look into creating an online university, he urged,An experienced artist on what to consider before you buy handsfreeaccess. something to organize what was happening.We sell 100% hand-painted oilpaintingsforsale online. 

The state's college students were using technology like wildfire, half of them taking at least one class online. 

The college education for hundreds of years a stodgy world of elbow-patch blazers, dusty books and heady rumination is changing at digital speed. Florida colleges offer some 30,000 courses and 700 degrees online. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have millions of average people learning Hippocrates from Stanford or guitar from Berklee College of Music. 

It can be at odds with traditional values.An experienced artist on what to consider before you buy handsfreeaccess. Some teachers and parents worry the intangible, cerebral gifts of college sitting in ivy-coated buildings, arguing with a professor, pondering, pontificating could be lost. 

In 2012, the Florida Legislature paid for the State University System to hire consultants. The Parthenon Group in January presented strategies to the Board of Governors, from letting each school do its own thing, to collaborating, to creating a single new online university. 

The board opted for something in the middle. In February, leaders approved a plan, now wrapped in a sweeping education bill moving through the Legislature. The measure will let the board designate a lead institution, likely the University of Florida, to drive development of new online degree programs, set best practices and generally light the way. 

The legislation seeks to coordinate an effort that previously had schools moving in different directions. UF offers 80 online programs, 70 of them graduate level. The University of Central Florida has 60 online programs, six of them bachelor's degrees, 25 master's and 29 graduate certificates. 

USF offers 26 online degrees and 46 graduate certificates in everything from sciences to music education to public health. It was ranked among the nation's best for having affordable online programs this year. 

In the 2011-12 academic year, 6,525 full-time USF students never set foot in class, except maybe for orientation or a final exam.Manufactures and supplies smartcard equipment. 

All 28 state colleges, including St. Petersburg College and Hillsborough Community College, offer online classes. All the state universities do, except for fledgling Florida Polytechnic and New College of Florida, a small residential school in Sarasota where human connection reigns. 

More than 170,000 university students in Florida take a blended approach, some online, some on campus. That's the sweet spot, experts say, the perfect mix of convenience and college life.